MANILA, Philippines — An American senator holding a top position in the United States Senate assured continued support for Senator Leila de Lima almost four years into what he branded as her “unjust and politically-motivated” detention.
In a tweet over the weekend, Democratic Senator Richard Durbin from Illinois told De Lima that he “will never stop supporting your fight for human rights in the Philippines.”
The U.S. lawmaker is the third-highest ranking member of the majority party as Senate Majority whip.
Durbin, along with fellow senators Patrick Leahy and Edward Markey, were earlier ordered banned from entering the Philippi…
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